Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Updated OpenSSL packages fix vulnerabilities
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2004:119-01
Issue date:        2004-03-17
Updated on:        2004-03-17
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:          DoS
Cross references:  
Obsoletes:         RHSA-2003:293
CVE Names:         CAN-2004-0081 CAN-2003-0851
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1. Topic:

Updated OpenSSL packages that fix a remote denial of service vulnerability
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, i686, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386, i686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386, i686

3. Problem description:

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and
Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength
general purpose cryptography library.

Testing performed by the OpenSSL group using the Codenomicon TLS Test Tool
uncovered a bug in older versions of OpenSSL 0.9.6 prior to 0.9.6d that can
lead to a denial of service attack (infinite loop).  The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CAN-2004-0081 to this issue.

Testing performed by Novell using a test suite provided by NISCC uncovered
an issue in the ASN.1 parser in versions of OpenSSL 0.9.6 prior to 0.9.6l
which could cause large recursion and possibly lead to a denial of service
attack if used where stack space is limited.  The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0851
to this issue.

These updated packages contain patches provided by the OpenSSL group that
protect against these issues.

NOTE: Because server applications are affected by this issue, users are
advised to either restart all services using OpenSSL functionality or
restart their system after installing these updated packages.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade.  Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated.  Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated.  Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network.  Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates.  To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate.  The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://access.redhat.com

5. Bug IDs fixed  (  for more info):

117771 - CAN-2004-0081 OpenSSL flaw

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS: 
 
 


i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.i386.rpm

i686:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm

ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS: 
 
 


ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: 


i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm

i686:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: 


i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm

i686:
Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm



7. Verificationx:

MD5 sum                          Package Name
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm
e3842e7dab9f5cb4efa251dd16205135 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.src.rpm
36c81d8e1e6a26b922ef0c73ce3eb539 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.src.rpm
439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
f47e4ea5755b24338b70cec6ce8f8733 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.i386.rpm
f44addfbcb59aad27e712dbef8e4034d 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.i386.rpm
ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1AS/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm
571963bdfc587a2f1466d2b8cb398281 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
1925243ab935d22540fc178e36617f74 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
627fc8b39db3c9980243a407f8eebee9 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
eabcdec0a8336fb9131d835a27e9f869 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm
c2949d24e2bbd0135971bde45e19ca85 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm
8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm
e3842e7dab9f5cb4efa251dd16205135 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.src.rpm
36c81d8e1e6a26b922ef0c73ce3eb539 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.src.rpm
571963bdfc587a2f1466d2b8cb398281 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
1925243ab935d22540fc178e36617f74 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
627fc8b39db3c9980243a407f8eebee9 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm
eabcdec0a8336fb9131d835a27e9f869 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm
c2949d24e2bbd0135971bde45e19ca85 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm
8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm
439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1ES/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm
8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm
439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1WS/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key is
available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html

You can verify each package with the following command:
    
    rpm --checksig -v 

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
    
    md5sum 


8. References:
 
  
  
CVE -CVE-2004-0081 
CVE -CVE-2003-0851

9. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html

Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: OpenSSL Denial of service vulnerabilities RHSA-2004:119-01

Updated OpenSSL packages that fix a remote denial of service vulnerability are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

Summary



Summary

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) andTransport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strengthgeneral purpose cryptography library.Testing performed by the OpenSSL group using the Codenomicon TLS Test Tooluncovered a bug in older versions of OpenSSL 0.9.6 prior to 0.9.6d that canlead to a denial of service attack (infinite loop). The CommonVulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the nameCAN-2004-0081 to this issue.Testing performed by Novell using a test suite provided by NISCC uncoveredan issue in the ASN.1 parser in versions of OpenSSL 0.9.6 prior to 0.9.6lwhich could cause large recursion and possibly lead to a denial of serviceattack if used where stack space is limited. The Common Vulnerabilitiesand Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0851to this issue.These updated packages contain patches provided by the OpenSSL group thatprotect against these issues.NOTE: Because server applications are affected by this issue, users areadvised to either restart all services using OpenSSL functionality orrestart their system after installing these updated packages.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website:
https://access.redhat.com
5. Bug IDs fixed ( for more info):
117771 - CAN-2004-0081 OpenSSL flaw
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:



i386: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.i386.rpm
i686: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm
ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:



ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:

i386: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
i686: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:

i386: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm
i686: Available from Red Hat Network: openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm


7. Verificationx:
MD5 sum Package Name
8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm e3842e7dab9f5cb4efa251dd16205135 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.src.rpm 36c81d8e1e6a26b922ef0c73ce3eb539 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.src.rpm 439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm 54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm f47e4ea5755b24338b70cec6ce8f8733 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.i386.rpm f44addfbcb59aad27e712dbef8e4034d 2.1AS/en/os/i386/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.i386.rpm ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1AS/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm 571963bdfc587a2f1466d2b8cb398281 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm 1925243ab935d22540fc178e36617f74 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm 627fc8b39db3c9980243a407f8eebee9 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm eabcdec0a8336fb9131d835a27e9f869 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm c2949d24e2bbd0135971bde45e19ca85 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm 8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm e3842e7dab9f5cb4efa251dd16205135 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.src.rpm 36c81d8e1e6a26b922ef0c73ce3eb539 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.src.rpm 571963bdfc587a2f1466d2b8cb398281 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm 1925243ab935d22540fc178e36617f74 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm 627fc8b39db3c9980243a407f8eebee9 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.ia64.rpm eabcdec0a8336fb9131d835a27e9f869 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl095a-0.9.5a-24.ia64.rpm c2949d24e2bbd0135971bde45e19ca85 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/openssl096-0.9.6-25.7.ia64.rpm 8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm 439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm 54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1ES/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1ES/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm 8f3d7ca8ef6a47d00259a519c239e5d3 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/openssl-0.9.6b-36.src.rpm 439f47a177c1b01d3878b97625460ea9 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm 54b446957432342efa342dd05337f948 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-devel-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm db43fc0a9401abfc062082fa4e608846 2.1WS/en/os/i386/openssl-perl-0.9.6b-36.i386.rpm ef981571de5836325a38e14bfb3201d0 2.1WS/en/os/i686/openssl-0.9.6b-36.i686.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig -v
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
md5sum

References

CVE -CVE-2004-0081 CVE -CVE-2003-0851

Package List


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:119-01
Issued Date: : 2004-03-17
Updated on: 2004-03-17
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: DoS
Cross references:
Obsoletes: RHSA-2003:293
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0081 CAN-2003-0851

Topic


Topic

Updated OpenSSL packages that fix a remote denial of service vulnerability

are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, i686, ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386, i686

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386, i686


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